Summary

This photograph from 1910 shows the Automobile Association of America's (AAA) Official Glidden Tour Pathfinder vehicle stuck in the mud. The AAA organized Glidden Tours from 1902 through 1913. These grueling endurance runs of several hundred miles brought attention to the poor condition of American roads.

This photograph from 1910 shows the Automobile Association of America's (AAA) Official Glidden Tour Pathfinder vehicle stuck in the mud. The AAA organized Glidden Tours from 1902 through 1913. These grueling endurance runs of several hundred miles brought attention to the poor condition of American roads.